Key Responsibilities:
Omnichannel Responsibilities
- Provide Finance Director and channel heads commercial performance and analysis in a practical and timely manner.
- Analyze DTC performance to provide actionable insights on sub-channel (CS/FO, Inline/platform; up to store level) to support discussions on profitability improvements.
- In charge of regular channel reporting and analysis including BOH review, retail PEX reporting, CAPEX tracking, and other reports related to channels.
- Collaborate with SEA eCom on performance tracking and analysis of profitability
- Understand B2B performance through sell-in vs sell-out analysis, PVM mix, etc. to identify R&O and impact on margins.
- Standard margin analysis with close collaboration with FP&A Manager – Brand (on GIM).
- Partner with Commercial team to ensure efficiency in trade terms.
- Support assessment on commercial effectiveness of SWB investments and customer mix.
- Develop visually engaging tools and enhance reporting capabilities on commercial KPIs for performance tracking and decision support.
- Liaise with Finance Manager - Brand on IBP and inventory.
- Plans and controls the channels’ operating overheads.
- Support ad-hoc reporting and analysis per business needs.
FP&A Responsibilities
- Responsible for regular FP&A channel reporting (e.g. assumption tracker, OOH breakdown, etc) ensuring accuracy and submission in a timely manner.
- Perform analysis on forecast and actuals to provide insights on FP&A reporting deliverables.
- Shared responsibility for preparation of standard Finance slides.
- Support in developing tier 1 & 2 reports / dashboards for ongoing performance tracking and decision making.
- PMO support key projects and initiatives (e.g. CFIN).
Key Relationships:
- Finance Director
- Channel Heads
- Country SLT
- Commercial Team
- eCom Team
- Cross functional teams
- Finance peers in the country, SEA, APAC and Global
Knowledge, Skills and Capabilities:
- Strong commercial and business acumen with prior omnichannel experience.
- Proven analytical and critical thinking skills with capability to leverage data to unlock insights.
- Great written and verbal communication skills with ability to engage stakeholders across Global, Regional, countries and cross functions.
- Has high attention to detail and accuracy while working with strict reporting deadlines.
- Excellent organizational skills, good time management skills and ability to multitask and prioritize different requests.
- Solid and sound knowledge of accounting and financial principles.
- Advanced Microsoft Office Skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- Prior experience with SAP, PowerBI and MicroStrategy is a plus.
Requisite Education and Experience
- University degree or above.
- Member of an internationally recognized professional accounting body preferred.
- At least 10 years of broad-based finance experience with progressive responsibility in industry leading companies (Retail/FMCG).